On the 10th, both the Central and Pacific Leagues announced the winners of the May “Daiju Life Monthly MVP Award.” For the Central League, pitcher awarded Hanshin Tigers and Haruto Takahashi pitcher, while hitter awarded Hanshin Tigers and Teruaki Sato infielder—marking consecutive wins for these players since March and April. For the Pacific League, pitcher awarded Nippon-Ham, Hiromi Ito, and pitcher, while hitter awarded Seibu Lions, Tyler Nevin, and infielder.

Nevin, in his second year in Japan, was delayed due to discomfort in his left side, but returned in May. In 24 games, he posted a batting average of .341 with 29 hit, 9 Home Run, and 19 RBI, earning him his second MVP award since May of last year. "I'm honestly happy to have won the MVP award, and the team is in very good shape right now, so I'm very happy to be able to contribute to their win," he said with a smile. His face was filled with a sense of fulfillment from supporting the team that is comfortably leading the league.

For the most memorable match, they chose the Softbank Hawks game on the 4th, which was their homecoming game. He went on a rampage with 4 At Bat 4-hit, 2-Home Run, and 5-RBI, and even hit an arc in his first at-bat, reflecting, "I was looking forward to both returning home and playing, and in that sense, it became a very memorable home run."

He is only the third foreign player in the team's history to win the award more than once, following Kuo Tai-yuan (4 times) and Alex Cabrera (4 times). "I'm very happy, and rather than aiming to win an award like this, I think that the result of playing well every single day has allowed me to achieve results worthy of this award," he said humbly.

The foreign slugger, who is currently one win behind Softbank Hawks in the interleague series (as of the 9th), spoke of his love for the team, saying, "Instead of each individual wanting to get a hit or RBI, we're all thinking carefully about what we need to do to win, and the 2026 The Lions are moving forward as a team toward winning, toward a single goal. I really like that about them." He will be working at full capacity to achieve the team's first interleague championship and reclaim the pennant.